- chicanery
- chi|can|er|y [ ʃı`keınəri ] noun uncount FORMALthe use of clever, unfair, or dishonest methods to trick people, especially in legal matters
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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Chicanery — Chicanery, Warren Cuccurullo Neil Carlill Background information Origin Venice, California, U.S … Wikipedia
Chicanery — Chi*can er*y, n. [F. chicanerie.] Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry. [1913 Webster] Irritated by perpetual chicanery. Hallam. Syn: Trickery; sophistry; stratagem. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicanery — index artifice, bunko, collusion, connivance, deception, dishonesty, duplicity, evasion, false pretense … Law dictionary
chicanery — c.1600, from Fr. chicanerie trickery, from M.Fr. chicaner to pettifog, quibble (15c.), perhaps from M.L.G. schikken to arrange, bring about, or from the name of a golf like game once played in Languedoc … Etymology dictionary
chicanery — [n] deception, trickery artifice, cheating, chicane, deviousness, dishonesty, dodge, double crossing, double dealing*, duplicity, feint, fourberie, fraud, furtiveness, gambit, hanky panky*, intrigue, machination, maneuver, plot, ploy, ruse, sharp … New thesaurus
chicanery — ► NOUN ▪ the use of trickery to achieve one s purpose … English terms dictionary
chicanery — [shi kān′ər ē] n. pl. chicaneries [Fr chicanerie < CHICANE] 1. the use of clever but tricky talk or action to deceive, evade, etc., as in legal dealings 2. an instance of this SYN. DECEPTION … English World dictionary
chicanery — /shi kay neuh ree, chi /, n., pl. chicaneries. 1. trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry: He resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the job. 2. a quibble or subterfuge used to trick, deceive, or evade. [1605 15; < F… … Universalium
chicanery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trickery (See deception, cunning). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deception, trickery, sophistry, cheating; see deception 1 , dishonesty . See Synonym Study at deception . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
chicanery — chi|ca|ne|ry [ʃıˈkeınəri] n [U] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: chicanerie, from chicaner to cheat, deceive ] the use of clever plans or actions to deceive people ▪ Clearly there is some chicanery going on … Dictionary of contemporary English
chicanery — [[t]ʃɪke͟ɪnəri[/t]] chicaneries N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people. [FORMAL] Syn: trickery … English dictionary
